IMPROVED MAT STRUCTURE WITH INSECTICIDE

STRUCTURE DE TAPIS AMELIOREE COMPORTANT UN INSECTICIDE

English Abstract

A long life mat impregnated with insect repellant is provided which has greater concentration than prior art mats in the area above a heated sole plate in prior art volatilizable insecticide repellant devices.

French Abstract

L'invention concerne un tapis durable imprégné d'un insectifuge selon une concentration supérieure à celle de tapis selon l'état de la technique dans une zone se trouvant au-dessus d'une semelle chauffée dans des dispositifs répulsifs à insecticide volatilisable selon l'état de la technique.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A mat impregnated with insecticide to be dispensed when said mat sits
flat on a
conventional heated sole plate in an insecticide dispensing appliance, said
sole plate having a
width, said mat comprising:
a substantially rectangular shape and being made of a porous material,
a central area of said mat sized to conform to the width of said sole plate,
side areas integrally formed with said central area being of the same material
as said
central area to increase the total length and size of said mat,
barriers on either side of said central area blocking migration of insecticide
in said
central area from reaching said side areas,
each barrier comprising a boundary structure extending from top to bottom of
said mat,
said boundary structure comprising said porous material being highly
compressed
forming highly compressed porous material,
said insecticide being in an amount related to said total size of said central
and side
areas, said insecticide being impregnated substantially solely in said central
area providing
greater concentration of said insecticide in said central area, said greater
concentration related
to said total size of said mat compared to said central area,
said side areas comprise handles for manual handling of said mat,
the length of each of said side areas comprising at least approximately 20%
the length of
said mat,
said mat length approximately equal to the width of said sole plate plus the
width of
said barriers plus the length of said side areas, and
said side areas of said mat being flexible extending out beyond said sole
plate and
draping on said appliance.
2. A mat according to claim 1, wherein said central area is approximately
five centimeters
in length.
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3. A mat according to claim 2, wherein said side areas are equal in length
to each other.
4. A mat according to claim 3, wherein said side areas are each
approximately two
centimeters in length.
5. A mat according to claim 1, wherein said boundary structure comprises
highly
compressed cellulous material.
6. A mat according to claim 5, wherein said barrier comprises highly
compressed cellulous
material comprises the same cellulous material of said central area of said
mat.
7. A mat according to claim 1, wherein each of said barriers comprises
parallel spaced
apart boundary structures.
8. A mat according to claim 7, wherein each of said barriers comprise two
adjacent parallel
boundary structures.
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Description

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PATENT APPLICATION
INVENTORS: FaWo Marchetti and Cedric Morhain
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TITLE: IMPROVED MAT STRUCTURE WITH INSECTICIDE
Background and Summary of the invention
This invention relates to an improvement in a mat which holds a volatile
substance to be dispersed to repel insects when the mat sits on top of a
heated plate
and emits the volatile substance. =
This invention relates to an appliance for dispensing a volatile substance as
shown and described in US Patent 5,700,430.
The appliance described in the '430 patent includes a sole plate 32 having a
mat
sitting on heated surface 33, with the heated surface 33 causing a volatile
substance in
the mat being dispersed through the heating of the mat.
This Invention relates to enhancing the mat structure by creating and
developing
a new mat structure which will extend mat life at least two or three times
current mat life.
The new long life mat (hereinafter LLM) Is almost twice as long as the
standard
mat currently available. In particular, the long life mat is approximately
nine centimeters
long while the current four hour mat is five centimeters long.
In the new structure, the LLM extends beyond the plate 32 by approximately two
centimeters on each side, and it may drape on the side of the appliance.
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Brief Description of the Drawings
Fig. 1 illustrates a top view of the new mat;
Fig. 2 shows a top view with a plastic layer thereon;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the insecticide dispensing device of the prior
art;
and
Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the mat of this invention in place.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment
Referring to Fig. 1, the new mat 8 is approximately nine centimeters from
outer
edges 7 and 9.
There are vertical transverse boundaries 10 and 12 that span the mat from top
edge 13 to bottom edge 15. Such boundaries, illustratively, are approximately
five
centimeters apart creating a central area 14 while the distance from
boundaries 10 and
12 to outer edges 7 and 9 respectively, is approximately two centimeters each.
Boundaries 10 and 12 are integrally formed as barriers with the mat 8 by a
plurality of parallel boundary structures 10a, 10b, 100 and 12a, 12b and 12c
shown in
Fig. 1 spanning from top edge 13 to bottom edge 15. These boundaries impede
the
volatile substance impregnated on the mat between boundaries 10 and 12 from
migrating outwardly beyond the boundaries. Capillary transmission is impeded
by
boundaries 10 and 12.
The mat 8 itself may be fibrillar substrate, for example, made of cellulous
although any porous material which can hold a volatile substance such as a
substrate
made of fibers of synthetic polymers, open cell foam or other materials could
be used.
The boundaries 10 and 12 may be formed of the same cellulous material as the
mat,
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except the boundaries will be highly compressed, forming for example, three
parallel
raised protrusions which impede the flow of insecticide from central area 14.
The central area 14 of the mat is of the same five cm width currently
available for
prior art sole plates which have a heated surface (elements 32 and 33 of the
'430
patent).
By increasing the length of the mat from five to nine centimeters, the amount
of
volatile substance in mat 8, especially in central area 14 can also be
increased, and by
compressing and maintaining it within region 14 of Fig. 1. The concentration
of volatile
substance is greater while the boundaries 10 and 12 impede migration of the
volatile
substance outside the boundaries 10 and 12.
Areas 16 and 18 outside the boundaries ensure safe manual handling of the mat
since substantially no insecticide is located in areas 16 or 18 and the mat
can safely be
lifted or manually handled.
Further, a plastic layer 20, shown in Fig. 3, may be added both on top and
bottom of the lateral areas 16 and 18 which helps avoid manual touching
insecticide
area 14 of the mat.
With the long life mat being nine centimeters long, and the mat being used
with
conventional prior art devices, especially heated sole plates, there will be
approximately a two centimeter overhang 16 and 18 on each side of the mat 8.
Since
the overhanging parts are not heated, concentration of the active ingredient
within the
central area 14 provides overall greater concentration of the volatile
substance in that
area and extends the life of the mat at least two fold over current mats.
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If the mat is stiff, the side areas 16 and 18 will stick out, but one could
provide a
natural bend area permitting the sides 18 and 18 to drape on the sides of the
appliance
30.
A mat is an inert material, and the active Ingredient impregnates the mat. The
ratio of active to inert ingredient is increased by providing a longer mat yet
restricting the
active ingredient to the smaller area 14, thus providing greater concentration
of the
active substance.
The present invention takes advantage of the widespread use of prior art
devices
already in the market having a sole plate of approximately five centimeters in
width. By
providing the improved LLM, the LLM may be used with standard preexisting
appliances ,
which will enable the new LLM to be slid onto the sole plate 32 through slot
34 with the
overhanging two centimeters in regions 16 and 18 either draping on the sides
of the
device or extending therefrom.
Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the prior art insect repellent
appliance
which is the subject of US Patent 5,700,430.
The device 30 has a sole plate 32 under the grill as shown and has side slots
34. The side slots allow the mat 8 of this invention to slide through under
the grill
through slots 34 with an overhang of segments 16 on the left side as shown and
18 (on
the other side of the grill which is not seen). Boundaries 10 and 12 are
located between
areas 16 and 18 and the heated sole plate 32, and finger handling sections 16
and 18
are then utilized to slide the mat through the slot 34 around allowing for the
overhangs
as described above. Segments 16 and 18 may be stiff enough to extend straight
out
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beyond the sides of the appliance 30 to provide easily accessible manual
handles to
manipulate the mat.
It should be understood that the preferred embodiment was described to provide
the best illustration of the principles of the invention and its practical
application to
thereby enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the invention in
various
embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use
contemplated. All such modifications and variations are within the scope of
the
invention as determined by the appended claims when interpreted in accordance
with
the breadth to which they are fairly legally and equitably entitled.

Representative Drawing